Male Infertility: What You Should Know

Infertility is defined as inability of a couple to conceive (have a baby) even after one year of unprotected sex. The field of infertility management is advancing rapidly, which means accurate diagnosis, effective treatment and improved outcomes.

Worldwide estimates say that more than 15% of couples are affected by male infertility

The cause of infertility in unknown in almost 24% people who belong to this segment

Diseases and disorders like Varicoceles (enlargement of the veins on a man’s testicles); diabetes; cystic fibrosis, trauma, infection and testicular failure are some of the main reasons for infertility

Chemotherapy, exposure to radiation, heavy drinking and smoking can also cause infertility.

Infertility in men can be evaluated through semen analysis, which assesses the number of sperm (concentration), motility (movement), and morphology (shape).

A slightly abnormality in the semen analysis does not mean that a man is infertile.